Pyotr495 is a Canadian short horror film, directed by Blake Mawson and released in 2016.[1] An exploration of anti-LGBT violence in Russia, the film stars Alex Ozerov as Pyotr, a young gay man in Moscow who is lured into a dangerous situation by anti-gay extremists but turns the tables on them with a dark secret that turns them into the prey.[2]
| Pyotr495 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Blake Mawson |
| Written by | Blake Mawson |
| Produced by | Sasha Fisher Natalie Novak Cam McLauchlin |
| Starring | Alex Ozerov Max Rositsan Juliana Semenova |
| Cinematography | Catherine Lutes |
| Edited by | Cam McLauchlin |
| Music by | Konrad Black |
Production company | Drive-In Keep Out Productions |
| Distributed by | Border2Border Entertainment |
Release date | 2016 |
Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | Russian |
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The film was funded partially by a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in 2015.[3]
Mawson won the Emerging Artist Award at the 2016 Inside Out Film and Video Festival.[4] After the film was released to digital platforms in 2017, it received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series (Ozerov)[5] and Best Direction in a Web Program or Series (Mawson).[6] Ozerov won the award for Best Lead Performance.[7]
The film was subsequently included in Possession, the 16th volume of the Boys on Film anthology of gay-themed short film DVDs.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Award-winning horror film, PYOTR495, highlights violent anti-LGBT abductions and attacks in Putin’s Russia". The Huffington Post, April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Anti-Gay Predators Become Prey In Russian Horror Short “PYOTR495”". NewNowNext, October 25, 2017.
- ^ "Fund This: Russian LGBT Horror Film, Pyotr495". Out, August 27, 2015.
- ^ "Closet Monster Wins at Inside Out". Northern Stars, June 7, 2016.
- ^ "Alex Ozerov". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Blake Mawson". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards Presented, Honouring Digital Storytellers: Complete List Of Winners". ET Canada, March 28, 2019.
- ^ Pip Ellwood-Hughes, "Boys on Film 16: Possession DVD review". Entertainment Focus, June 27, 2017.
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